"Paddington 2" Director For Disney's Live-Action "Pinocchio"

According to Variety, director of recently loved Paddington 2  is in talks to helm Disney's upcoming live-action retelling of Pinocchio.  Andrew Miano & Chris Weitz are producing with the script getting a rewrite from Jack Thorne. King's been very sought after since the success of Paddington 2 , & though I haven't seen it he also helmed the first. Which wound up being a surprise favorite for me the year it was released. I'm glad to hear we're getting a director of this caliber for this. I'm really excited for this one as it's got the live-action treatment before. It just paled in comparison to Disney's original animated feature. I'm in, what do y'all think of this choice though? Put it in the comments, like, & share.

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"Sword In The Stone" Has A Director

This is in a close run to being my favorite classic piece of Disney animation, & now it has a director attached. In a THR exclusive Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, is in negotiations to helm the live-action remake to The Sword in the Stone . Fresnadillo is best known for directing 28 Weeks Later. Which, while I didn't enjoy it as much as 28 Days Later, it's my second favorite zombie film. Bryan Cogman wrote the script, he's a writer-producer on HBO's Game of Thrones.  I can't wait to see where this goes. The Sword In The Stone is not only the best telling we've ever got of this story in my opinion, it's the only one out of three out of many, many attempts I think even worked at all. Out of all the announced live-action remakes, this is the one I'm most excited for. Only have that one film to really judge this director from, but it was a solid one, & he was trying to follow up the great Danny Boyle even. What do y'all think though? Put it in the comments, like, & share.

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Rob Marshall For Disney's Live Action "Little Mermaid"?!?

I wasn't going to mention this yet, as though Deadline mentioned it, it'll be after the holidays before the decision is made. It appeared on Collider as well today though, so I'm going to have to guess there is some weight to it. Apparently Rob Marshall is on the top of the list to direct The Little Mermaid. As if he hasn't screwed up mermaids enough with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the "Pirates" film I wish I could erase. Also responsible for Into the Woods, if I didn't know he also had Chicago & Memoirs of a Geisha under his belt, I would doubt his abilities all together. He must have something to him if they're also trusting him with Mary Poppins Returns though. That or he has some dirt on someone he's using as leverage. I'm not freaking out yet, but I'm definitely concerned. I really want this to be good. We're already a good portion of the way there with original composer Alan Menken teaming up with Lin-Manuel Miranda for the music. Let's just hope we're getting the guy that did Memoirs of a Geisha & not the guy that did Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. What do y'all think about this consideration though? Put it in the comments, like, & share.